How Geothermal Fracking Could Unlock A Clean Energy Future
"Technology pioneered by the oil and gas industry is fueling a new type of carbon-free power plant."
Source: Washington Post, 07/19/2024
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"New York City Bill Would Mandate Air-Conditioning for Tenants"
"As New York City endures its third heat wave of the year, a city councilman plans to introduce a bill this week that would require landlords to buy, install and maintain air-conditioning units or cooling systems for tenants during the summer, with fines of up to $1,250 per day for noncompliance."
Source: NYTimes, 07/19/2024
"'It's Unbearable': Heat Waves Scorch Southern And Eastern Europe"
"Unrelenting heat is blanketing swathes of southern and eastern Europe, with dozens of cities on red alert as scorching temperatures fuel wildfires, strain power grids, and make daily life unbearable."
Source: AFP, 07/19/2024
"The Electric Utility Screwing Over Texans"
"CenterPoint wants customers to pay to climate-proof the grid—all while pouring millions of customer dollars into climate delay."
Source: HEATED, 07/19/2024
"How A Republican Election Sweep Could Transform U.S. Climate Policy"
"President Biden’s signature environmental actions could be reversed if the GOP takes control of the House, Senate and White House. The EPA and other agencies could see their budgets slashed."
Source: Washington Post, 07/19/2024
"'Oven On Wheels': US Amazon Drivers Roast Before 'Prime Day' Rush"
"With the U.S. sizzling under heatwaves, Amazon drivers struggle to keep cool and brace for a rush of packages around Prime Day".
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 07/18/2024
"Record Salmon Migration Runs Into Hot Water"
"Rising water temperatures in the Columbia River Basin are raising questions about whether fishery managers must take new steps to save the imperiled fish."
Source: E&E News, 07/18/2024
"Prisoners Are Uniquely Vulnerable to Extreme Heat and Flooding"
"Why were two prisons built in a lakebed in the first place?"
Source: Sierra, 07/18/2024
"The People Who Feed America Are Going Hungry"
"Climate change is escalating a national crisis, leaving farmworkers with empty plates and mounting costs."
Source: Grist, 07/18/2024
Heavy Gear, Brutal Terrain, Backbreaking Work. Now Firefighters Face Heat
"When a wildfire started in the mountains of Fresno County late last month, much of California was on the cusp of a heat wave that would go on to smash records both for its intensity and duration. Over the next week and a half, as the Basin fire swelled to more than 14,000 acres and temperatures in the area reached 112 degrees, at least nine firefighters were treated for heat-related illness. Four were taken to local hospitals, three of them airlifted from the fire line."
Source: LA Times, 07/17/2024
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